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Newtown Gun Store Violated Regulations Over 500 Times in 2011
According to a local news station, the store that sold weapons to the family of the Sandy Hook shooter lost it’s license to sell guns following literally hundreds of violations of the law. EAST...
Papers Please
North Carolina lawmakers are continuing their march to become the crazy-capital of the nation. After proposing the establishment of an official state religion and voting to require criminal...
This Crazy Person is a Sitting Member of Congress
Representative Steve Stockman (R-TX) has devised a brilliant campaign slogan. And by brilliant I mean what the fuck is wrong with this man? Our campaign bumper sticker: If babies had guns, they...
Not In My Back Yard
Artist – Dave Granlund In other news, the Exxon-Mobil Pegasus Pipeline oil spill in Arkansas is apparently much worse than initially estimated. No one could have predicted. Continue reading...
The Axis of Freedom
Stephen Colbert briefs us on the agenda of “the world’s most powerful, completely impotent organization” and clowns Morning Joe. “I am giving a tip of my hat to everyone with...
It’s a Fiction
What war on women? In the first quarter of 2013, states have proposed 694 provisions related to a woman’s body, how she gets pregnant, or how she chooses to end that pregnancy. A new report...
We Must Get to the Bottom of This
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus asks the important questions. Jay-Z says the WH approved his Cuba trip. Will @presssec continue evading questions? — Reince Priebus (@Reince) April 11, 2013 Fast and...
This Just Gets Better And Better
First he claimed his office had been illegally wiretapped. Then he altered his wording and said it was “bugged” by “leftist groups.” Then he hired a private security company...
Gun Culture
Artist – Jimmy Margulies In other news, the FBI reportedly met with Mitch McConnell’s campaign staff today. I’m looking forward to the part where they find out one someone on his...
Cleanup Technique
Here’s Colbert on Exxon Mobil’s cleanup of the Pegasus Pipeline oil spill. This is probably the hardest hitting coverage I’ve seen of the spill. And it’s coming from a comedy...
Framing the President’s Budget
I don’t approve of framing this as winners vs losers because that’s an oversimplification, but I do believe Ezra Klein at the Washington Post has a decent summary of what is and...
That Darn Wind Turbine Syndrome is Back
Possibly encouraged by the success of wind turbine conspiracy theorists in the Northeast, residents of Michigan have filed a lawsuit claiming that wind turbines are making them sick and keeping awake...
Nope. Not Racist At All.
I can’t stop laughing at this. During a meeting of the Saline County, Kan. Commission last Tuesday, a discussion over whether to hire an architect to design repairs to local bridges turned...
Get Ready For a Lot More Rain
According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), climate change may lead to as much as 30 percent more rain, sleet, and snow by the end of this century. The study, conducted by a...
Life Begins
Artist – Bill Schorr In other news, Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid has scheduled a vote on gun control legislation for Thursday. Also — residents of the Vatican are apparently...
Moment of Derp
You’re probably aware that Representative Paul Broun (R-GA) doesn’t support gay marriage because he’s “not going to marry one,” but did you also know he doesn’t...
NC GOP: People With “The Munchies” Might Use Food Stamps
The North Carolina state legislature is debating a bill, Senate Bill 594, that would require new applicants to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to pay out of pocket to undergo a...
Priorities
While we’re discussing Mitch McConnell — apparently the vote to confirm Patty Shwartz as a judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was delayed yesterday so he could go to a...
You’re Doing It Wrong
If you ask the Republicans, President Obama is either not schmoozing them enough or — in the case of Reince Priebus — is schmoozing too much. “I’m glad to see that as he...